Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4)

Part 8 U.K. Oil activities

[F1 CHAPTER 3A U.K. Rates at which corporation tax is charged on ring fence profits

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 8 Ch. 3A inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 1 para. 22 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2014 (c. 26), Sch. 1 para. 5(3)

Augmented profits U.K.

279H Interpretation of section 279G(3) and (4) U.K.

(1) For the purposes of section 279G(3)(a), a company (“A”) is a 51% subsidiary of another company (“B”) only at times when—

(a) B would be beneficially entitled to more than 50% of any profits available for distribution to equity holders of A, and

(b) B would be beneficially entitled to more than 50% of any assets of A available for distribution to its equity holders on a winding up.

(2) The requirement in subsection (1) is in addition to the requirements of section 1154(2) (meaning of 51% subsidiary).

(3) In determining for the purposes of section 279G(3)(a) whether or not a company is a 51% subsidiary of another company (“C”), C is treated as not being the owner of share capital if—

(a) it owns the share capital indirectly,

(b) the share capital is owned directly by a company (“D”), and

(c) a profit on the sale of the shares would be a trading receipt for D.

(4) In section 279G(3)(b) and this section—

• “trading company” means a company whose business consists wholly or mainly of carrying on a trade or trades, and

• “relevant holding company” means a company whose business consists wholly or mainly of holding shares in or securities of trading companies that are its 90% subsidiaries.

(5) For the purposes of section 279G(4), a company is owned by a consortium if at least 75% of the company's ordinary share capital is beneficially owned by two or more companies each of which—

(a) beneficially owns at least 5% of that capital,

(b) would be beneficially entitled to at least 5% of any profits available for distribution to equity holders of the company, and

(c) would be beneficially entitled to at least 5% of any asset of the company available for distribution to its equity holders on a winding up.

(6) The companies meeting those conditions are called the members of the consortium.

(7) Chapter 6 of Part 5 (equity holders and profits or assets available for distribution) applies for the purposes of subsections (1) and (5) as it applies for the purposes of section 151(4)(a) and (b).]